Clause 60 - Commission to assist other bodies with appointments
Health Bill
6:30 pm
Andrew Lansley (Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Health; South Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
I wish to satisfy my curiosity. The Minister will recall that, under the 2003 legislation, there are circumstances in which Monitor, the independent regulator of foundation trusts, can step in and replace executive directors. If I recall correctly, other members of the board of directors of a foundation trust may be chairmen or non-executive directors. If Monitor steps in, is it required to use the commission or could it exercise the powers of the board of governors under its special measures regime?